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The Opportunity: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a new requirement to procure a comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for its Immigration Health Service Corps (IHSC).The Scope: The contract, estimated between $50M and $100M, calls for an "integrated, multi-module correctional EHR" that covers everything from dental care to claims management.The Timeline: Vendors should prepare quickly; the solicitation is expected to drop by April
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ConcertAI Bets “Agentic AI” Can Fix the Broken Clinical Trial Timeline
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The Launch: ConcertAI has released Accelerated Clinical Trials (ACT), an enterprise platform designed to automate the clinical trial lifecycle using "Agentic AI"—autonomous software that performs tasks rather than just generating text.The Promise: By integrating proprietary Real-World Data (RWD) with AI workflows, the platform claims it can shorten trial timelines by 10 to 20 months and reduce costly protocol amendments by 50%.The Tech: Built on the CARAai™
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Wheel Releases 2026 Virtual Care Report: Women’s Health and GLP-1s Drive Engagement
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The Shift: Wheel’s 2026 report, based on 1.4 million visits, reveals that the "land grab" phase of virtual care is over. Growth is no longer driven by first-time visits but by continuity. 69% of all visits on the platform now come from returning users.The Engine: Women’s health has emerged as the dominant growth engine, accounting for nearly half of all visits. Specifically, midlife care (perimenopause/menopause) is a critical gap that is driving high-frequency return
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AtlantiCare to Deploy Opmed.ai to Fix Surgical Scheduling Across Enterprise
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The Deal: AtlantiCare, a major New Jersey integrated delivery network, has selected Opmed.ai to optimize scheduling across 50+ operating rooms and procedural spaces.The Tech: The platform uses AI and network science to scrub the "buffer" out of surgical schedules. It claims to cut case length overestimation by 40% and predict daily schedules with 96% accuracy.The Integration: Opmed.ai will deploy directly on top of AtlantiCare’s Oracle Cerner EHR, functioning as an Oracle
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Indigo Raises $50M to Automate Medical Malpractice Insurance
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The News: Indigo, an AI-driven medical professional liability platform, has raised $50M in an oversubscribed Series B financing led by Rubicon Founders, with participation from Town Hall Ventures and Optum Ventures.The Tech: The company uses a proprietary AI platform called "Lux" to automate the complex underwriting process for medical malpractice. By the end of 2025, the platform was automatically underwriting 20% of all submissions.The Scale: Founded in 2023, Indigo has
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Oracle Launches AI Platform to End the “Data Silo” Era in Pharma
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The Launch: Oracle has unveiled the Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform, a generative AI solution designed to unify the fragmented data ecosystems of pharmaceutical and medical device companies.The Asset: The platform doesn't just process customer data; it comes pre-loaded with access to 129 million+ de-identified real-world data records from Oracle Health, providing a massive baseline for analysis.The Tech: Beyond standard LLMs, the platform uses "Agentic Reasoning."
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Biology: Cellares Raises $257M to Industrialize Cell Therapy
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The News: Cellares has raised $257M in Series D financing, bringing its total capital to $612 million. The round was co-led by BlackRock and Eclipse.The Tech: Cellares is building the world's first IDMO (Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization). Its Cell Shuttle™ and Cell Q™ platforms fully automate the manufacturing and quality control of cell therapies, replacing "artisanal" manual processes.The Scale: The company claims its automated "Smart Factories" can
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The Prescription Black Box: Why 56% of Patients Are Struggling to Access Meds in a Digital Age
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The Crisis: A new Harris Poll/Surescripts survey reveals that 56% of U.S. patients face challenges filling prescriptions, with 25% abandoning medication entirely due to cost.The Gap: Despite high digital literacy, only 20% of patients feel "empowered" to manage their meds, largely because they don't know where to find accurate pricing information (48%).The Fix: The data suggests a massive appetite for provider-led digital tools. 84% of patients want their doctors to
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Nurses Are Embracing AI to Survive Burnout, But Hospitals Are Lagging Behind
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The Trend: A new report from Wolters Kluwer reveals that nurses are aggressively adopting Generative AI, with 58% using it personally and 46% already using it in the workplace.The Motivation: The driver is survival. With staffing shortages and burnout plaguing the profession, 45% of nurses see GenAI as a critical tool for reducing burnout by automating documentation and routine tasks.The Risk: A dangerous governance gap exists. While usage is high, only ~20% of
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Wisp Acquires TBD Health to Build the “Hybrid” Future of Sexual Wellness
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The News: Wisp, the largest women’s telehealth company in the U.S., has acquired TBD Health, marking its first strategic acquisition and expanding its reach from Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) to enterprise and hybrid care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Gap: The deal targets a critical failure in public health: despite availability, only ~25% of eligible Americans are enrolled in PrEP (HIV prevention), with women being significantly
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